A location with no size or shape, represented by a dot and a capital letter.

A straight, continuous arrangement of infinite points with infinite length and no width.

Points that are located on the same line.

A flat surface with infinite length and width extending infinitely in all directions.

A tool used to create circles and portions of circles.

Creating a geometric figure without using tools.

Creating a geometric figure using tools like a ruler for higher accuracy.

Creating a geometric figure using only a compass and a straightedge.

Lines that are located in the same plane.

Points that do not all lie on the same line.

Lines that do not intersect, are not parallel, and do not share a plane.

A part of a line beginning at a point and extending infinitely in one direction.

The single point where a ray begins.

A part of a line including two endpoints and all collinear points between them.

Endpoints of a line segment

The points where a line segment begins and ends.

Congruent line segments

Two or more line segments of equal measure.

Conditional statement

A statement that can be written in the form "If p, then q".

The part of a conditional statement following "if" (represented by p).

The part of a conditional statement following "then" (represented by q).

A specific example that proves a general statement is false.

A mathematical statement taken to be true without proof.

A mathematical statement demonstrated to be true using logic and accepted operations.

A logical series of statements and reasons leading from a hypothesis to a conclusion.

The intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center

A non-Euclidean geometry that substitutes a sphere for a plane.

A process of arriving at a conclusion by generalizing a statement from observing patterns.

A process of using known true statements and ideas to prove new ones

A mathematical statement that appears to be true but has not been formally proved.

A geometric figure formed by two rays showing a common end point.

The common end point that the two rays of an angle share.

Linear pair postulate

States that if two angles form a linear pair, then the angles are supplementary.

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Math Vocab

Question	Answer
Point	A location with no size or shape, represented by a dot and a capital letter.
Line	A straight, continuous arrangement of infinite points with infinite length and no width.
Collinear Points	Points that are located on the same line.
Plane	A flat surface with infinite length and width extending infinitely in all directions.
Compass	A tool used to create circles and portions of circles.
Straightedge	A ruler with no numbers.
Sketch	Creating a geometric figure without using tools.
Draw	Creating a geometric figure using tools like a ruler for higher accuracy.
Construct	Creating a geometric figure using only a compass and a straightedge.
Coplanar Lines	Lines that are located in the same plane.
Non-Collinear Points	Points that do not all lie on the same line.
Skew lines	Lines that do not intersect, are not parallel, and do not share a plane.
Ray	A part of a line beginning at a point and extending infinitely in one direction.
Endpoint of a Ray	The single point where a ray begins.
Line segment	A part of a line including two endpoints and all collinear points between them.
Endpoints of a line segment	The points where a line segment begins and ends.
Congruent line segments	Two or more line segments of equal measure.
Conditional statement	A statement that can be written in the form "If p, then q".
Hypothesis	The part of a conditional statement following "if" (represented by p).
Conclusion	The part of a conditional statement following "then" (represented by q).
Counterexample	A specific example that proves a general statement is false.
Postulate	A mathematical statement taken to be true without proof.
Theorem	A mathematical statement demonstrated to be true using logic and accepted operations.
Proof	A logical series of statements and reasons leading from a hypothesis to a conclusion.
Great circle	The intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center
Spherical geometry	A non-Euclidean geometry that substitutes a sphere for a plane.
Inductive reasoning	A process of arriving at a conclusion by generalizing a statement from observing patterns.
Deductive reasoning	A process of using known true statements and ideas to prove new ones
Conjecture	A mathematical statement that appears to be true but has not been formally proved.
Angle	A geometric figure formed by two rays showing a common end point.
Vertex of an angle	The common end point that the two rays of an angle share.
Linear pair postulate	States that if two angles form a linear pair, then the angles are supplementary.

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